Expand winter habitat for sheep in the Tarryall Range using hand-thinning (lop and scatter) and prescribed fire to create openings. Treatment areas based on location data from radio-collared sheep and biologist knowledge of places used by sheep.
Location
Tarryall Watershed, south of Tarryall Reservoir to Platte Springs, east of County Road 77 (Tarryall Road) to the Lost Creek Wilderness Boundary (10,365 acres total).
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/19/2021
2
Decision
06/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements |
| West Tarryall South Bighorn Sheep Habitat Improvement | Decision Signed Date: 06/04/2021 |
| Forests | Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands |
| Districts | South Park Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |